Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Garland \Gar"land\, n. [OE. garland, gerlond, OF. garlande, F.
   guirlande; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. wiara, wiera, crown,
   pure gold, MHG. wieren to adorn.]
   1. The crown of a king. [Obs.] --Graffon.

   2. A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or
      feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on
      the head like a crown; a coronal; a wreath. --Pope.

Garland \Gar"land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garlanded}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Garlanding}.]
   To deck with a garland. --B. Jonson.

Source : WordNet®

Garland
     n 1: United States singer and film actress (1922-1969) [syn: {Judy
          Garland}]
     2: a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
     3: an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads
        etc. [syn: {florilegium}, {miscellany}]
     4: flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage
        or flowers for ornamental purposes [syn: {wreath}, {coronal},
         {chaplet}, {lei}]
     v : adorn with bands of flowers or leaves; "They garlanded the
         statue"